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Peter Huessy

The United States is engaging in a major debate over the appropriate size of the Defense Department. JINSA Visiting Fellow Peter Huessy argues in the words of George Washington that "to be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."

JINSA Visiting Fellow Peter Huessy explains why Americans are justified in their concern that a terror sponsoring state such as Iran or North Korea, in cooperation with a terrorist group, might seek to detonate a nuclear device in an American city.

Over a decade ago, the legendary head of the Northern Alliance, Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the primary force that defeated the Soviets in Afghanistan, said: "Al Qaeda...was just one element in a 'poisonous coalition.' JINSA Visiting Fellow Peter Huessy explains that this coalition, that has now expanded to include state sponsors of terrorism, is alive and well.

Peter Huessy is President of GeoStrategic Analysis, founded in 1981, and the senior defense consultant at the Air Force Association and National Security Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. For the past three decades, he has hosted the Congressional Breakfast Seminar Series on Capitol Hill. He specializes in securing support for key defense policy initiatives. From 1981-2011, Mr. Huessy helped the U.S. Air Force with strategic assessments of the threats facing the U.S. He has lectured at the U.S. Naval Academy, the Joint Military Intelligence College, U.S. National War College, Johns Hopkins SAIS, the Institute of World Politics, and the University of Maryland.

Mr. Huessy has served as a consultant monitoring budget and policy developments on missile defense, nuclear deterrence, terrorism and a wide range of proliferation, arms control and homeland security issue. He has written for National Review, Human Events, National Interest, Family Security Matters, Big Peace, Fox Forum and Stonegate Institute, and has appeared frequently on television and radio discussing key national security issues.

JINSA Visiting Fellow Peter Huessy examines the recently released report by Global Zero calling for steep reductions in the U.S. nuclear arsenal. If adopted, this force structure would make the world a far more dangerous place and highly unstable, Huessy contends.

The security of the United States, its NATO allies and its friends in the Middle East — especially Israel — remains significantly dependent on America’s ability to provide a robust defense for its own territory and that of its allies. In the post-Cold War era, this may seem an anachronism, but recent events highlight the need for America’s military strength.

JINSA Visiting Fellow Peter Huessy on the proposed U.S. missile defense initiative in Europe and why the Russians are demanding that we stop while they assist Iran in building the very missiles that threaten NATO.

JINSA Visiting Fellow Peter Huessy makes the case that missile defense supports diplomacy, complicates the plans of attackers and terrorists, and saves lives. So, he asks, why is it again under attack?

JINSA Visiting Fellow Peter Huessy argues that the reason for an unclear Iran policy stems from the myriad of views on the Iranian quest for a nuclear weapon and the fact that none of these views show an understanding of the true nature of the Iranian regime.